Dean Najam’s Essay in WEF 2015 Global Agenda Outlook
Dean Adil Najam contributes to a new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF), the ‘Outlook on the Global Agenda 2015.’
Cornel Ban Publishes GEGI Paper on IMF Fiscal Policy
Cornel Ban publishes new research paper: ‘Is There More Room to Negotiate with the IMF on Fiscal Policy?’
Manjari Chatterjee Miller Awarded Smith Richardson Grant
Prof. Manjari Chatterjee Miller has been awarded the prestigious Strategy and Policy Fellows Grant from the Smith Richardson Foundation.
Prof. Corgan Presents Paper on US Arctic Policy
Michael Corgan presented a research paper on US Arctic Policy at the Trans-Atlantic Agenda Conference in Rejkjavik, Iceland.
Gallagher in China Daily on Mexico-China Trade
Research by Prof. Kevin Gallagher cited in a recent new story in ChinaDaily.com.
Dean Najam Keynotes at IARU Science Congress
Dean Adil Najam presents keynote at 2014 Sustainability Science Congress held in Copenhagen and organized by the International Alliance of Research Univeristies (IARU).
Prof. Schmidt Invited to Keynote in Uruguay & Chile
Prof. Vivien Schmidt was invited to present keynote talks at the annual congresses of the national political science associations of Uruguay and Chile.
Prof. Menchik Publishes on Islamic Law and Birth Control
Why the world’s largest Islamic organizations radically changed their interpretations of Islamic law in favor of increased access to birth control.
Prof. Gallagher Launches Report in Washington DC
Prof. Kevin Gallagher launches the new GEGI report “Capital Account Liberalization: The Need for a Balanced Approach” in Washington DC.
Schilde & Cappella Receive Grant on Political Economy of Security
The grant will be used to hold a one day workshop at the next annual ISA conference, to be held at New Orleans in March 2015.
GEGI Report on Managing Financial Globalization Launched
A new report from the Boston Univeristy Global Economic Governance Initiative (GEGI) on “Capital Account Liberalization in China” was released on October 3.
Prof. Gallagher Co-authors Paper on China in Africa and Latin America
Associate Professor Kevin Gallagher is the co-author of a recent research paper on “Bartering Globalization: China’s Commodity-backed Finance in Africa and Latin America” with Prof. Deborah Bräutigam of Johns Hopkins University.
Prof. Min Ye’s New Book on Chinese & Indian Diasporas
Min Ye reveals that, through their foreign direct investments (FDIs), Chinese diasporas, rather than Western nations, have contributed the lion’s share in FDI inflows in that country.
Prof. Renata Keller Publishes in Journal Diplomatic History
Renata Keller takes a new look at the impacts of the Cuban Missile Crisis on the politics of Latin America in the journal Diplomatic History.
APSA Dissertation Award for Prof. Noora Lori
Dr. Noora Lori, who joined the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston Univeristy as an Assistant Professor this Fall, has been awarded the Best Dissertation award of the Migration and Citizenship section of the American Political Science Assocaiton (APSA).
Prof. Adil Najam Gives Keynote Talk on IPCC
Dr. Adil Najam presented the keynote address at the Asia launch of the 5th Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), held in Islamabad.
How US ‘Tapering’ will Impact Emerging Markets
Prof. Kevin Gallagher of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies explains “why emerging markets are going to hate Janet Yellen.”
Prof. Vivien Schmidt Awarded EU Research Fellowship
BU Pardee School of Global Studies professor and EU expert Vivien Schmidt was recently awarded a research fellowship by the European Commission, Directorate General of Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN). The award involves producing a paper entitled “The Political Economy of the European Monetary Union: Rebuilding Trust and Support for Economic Integration.” Schmidt explains:…
Prof. Menchik: Militarization of the South and East China Sea Disputes is a Lose-Lose-Lose Situation
Professor Jeremy Menchik of the Fredrick S Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University recently returned from Japan where he was part of a 10-day visit by a delegation of American specialists on Southeast Asia. The trip was organized by the East-West Center in Washington, DC, with support from the Embassy of Japan. The…
Prof. Schilde’s Research Asks: “Who are the Europeans?”
A new research paper published by Prof. Kaija E. Schilde of the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies asks an obvious but interesting question: Who are the Europeans? The paper, published in the Journal of Common Market Studies (2014, Vol. 52, No. 3: 650-667), looks at European identity outside of European integration…